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BREAKING
Trump shakes up campaign, names combative news executive in senior role
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump moves to overhaul his struggling campaign, tapping a seasoned political operative and the head of the conservative website Breitbart News for top roles. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (UPDATE 3, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved at 8:56 a.m., 640 words, will be led) See also: Trump chairman helped pro-Russians in Ukraine move money to U.S. firms - AP (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-MANAFORT (PIX), moving shortly, 423 words)
Russian special forces troops kill two militants in St. Petersburg
MOSCOW - Special forces troops killed two militants in St. Petersburg on Wednesday during a special operation, the RIA news agency cited a source as saying. A further two militants were detained, the agency said. (RUSSIA-MILITANTS/, moved at 8:24 a.m., 33 words, will be led)
Russian court turns down appeal from Google in anti-monopoly case
MOSCOW - A Russian court on Wednesday turned down an appeal from Google in an anti-monopoly case over pre-installed applications on mobile devices running the Android operating system, Interfax news agency reported. Earlier Russia's anti-monopoly watchdog FAS imposed a $6.83 million fine on Google after ruling that the firm had violated Russian anti-monopoly rules. (RUSSIA-GOOGLE/, moved at 7 a.m., 60 words)
OLYMPICS
American Kerri Walsh Jennings has perfect beach volleyball run spiked
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian duo Barbara Seixas and Agatha Bednarczuk dished out a first-ever Olympic loss to American great Kerri Walsh Jennings amid a fevered atmosphere on Copacabana beach to reach the final of the women's beach volleyball. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BVOLLEYBALL-W/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 2:55 a.m., 398 words)
U.S. women cruise on day of last eight drama in basketball
RIO DE JANEIRO - After a day of suspense, nail-biting finishes and a huge upset the United States advanced to the Olympic women's basketball semi-finals with the minimum of fuss on Tuesday, thumping Japan 110-64. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BASKETBALL-W/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX), moved at 12:17 a.m., 396 words)
Brazilian police arrest Irish IOC member in touting probe
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian police arrested a member of the IOC's executive board, Ireland's Patrick Hickey, in his hotel in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday in connection with an investigation into ticket touting at the Olympics, a spokesman said. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ARREST (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 8:33 a.m., 354 words)
Bulgarian rower denies wrongdoing after Rio police charges
SOFIA - Bulgarian rower Georgi Bozhilov returned home on Wednesday from the Rio Olympics with the Bulgarian delegation supporting him in denying that he had assaulted women cleaners in the Olympic village. (OLYMPICS-RIO/BULGARIA, moved at 7:44 a.m., 320 words)
TOP STORIES
Trump, in law and order speech, calls for African-American support
MILWAUKEE - Donald Trump on Tuesday night delivered his most aggressive call yet to woo African-American voters, vowing to restore law and order, only days after a fatal police shooting of a black man sparked more street violence. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 12:39 a.m., by Ginger Gibson, 840 words)
FBI delivers documents on Clinton email probe to Congress
WASHINGTON - The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Tuesday it had turned over to the Congress a number of documents related to its probe into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-CONGRESS (UPDATE 4), moved at 9:37 p.m., 630 words)
Eleven dead, thousands of homes ravaged in Louisiana floods
BATON ROUGE - Search-and-rescue operations were still underway on Tuesday in Louisiana where at least 11 people have died in severe floods that damaged about 40,000 homes, state officials said. (USA-WEATHER/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved at 8 p.m., by Sam Karlin, 460 words, will be led through the day)
Southern California wildfire rages unchecked after evacuations
LOS ANGELES - Hundreds of firefighters were battling a rapidly spreading wildfire raging unchecked in drought-stricken Southern California on Wednesday after flames forced more than 80,000 residents to flee. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (PIX, TV), moved at 4:26 a.m., 311 words, will be led through the day)
After scorching heat, Earth may get a respite in 2017
OSLO - The Earth is likely to get relief in 2017 from record scorching temperatures that bolstered governments' resolve last year in reaching a deal to combat climate change, scientists said on Wednesday. July was the hottest single month since records began in the 19th century, driven by greenhouse gases and an El Nino event warming the Pacific. And NASA this week cited a 99 percent chance that 2016 will be the warmest year, ahead of 2015 and 2014. (CLIMATECHANGE-TEMPERATURES/, moved at 9:27 a.m., 411 words)
CAMPAIGN
Liz Cheney claims victory in Wyoming primary for U.S. House seat
-- Liz Cheney, eldest daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, claimed victory late on Tuesday in Wyoming's Republican primary race for the state's lone U.S. House of Representatives seat. (USA-ELECTION/CHENEY (PIX), moved at 12:54 a.m., 298 words)
Mexico president says he's willing to meet with Trump
MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Tuesday he was willing to meet with Donald Trump, months after comparing the Republican presidential candidate to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-MEXICO (PIX), moved at 1 a.m., 177 words)
Trump says he would bar top aides from accepting speaking fees
(USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-SPEAKING, moved at 10:52 a.m., 83 words)
WASHINGTON
Fed minutes could give hint on economy's readiness for another rate hike
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its latest meeting on Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. with financial markets looking closely for indications the bank sees the U.S. economy stands on better footing and potentially giving a steer on how likely an interest rate increase will be in September or December. (USA-FED, expect by 2 p.m., 500 words)
North Korea's deputy ambassador defects in London
SEOUL - North Korea's deputy ambassador in London has defected with his family, according to media reports, and if confirmed it will be one of the most high-profile defections in recent years from the increasingly isolated country. (NORTHKOREA-DEFECTOR/ (UPDATE 2, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 7:17 a.m., 880 words)
U.S. lobbies China again on missile defense system
(CHINA-USA/ARMYCHIEF (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 11 p.m., 392 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
UC Berkeley chancellor says will resign
SAN FRANCISCO - The chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley said on Tuesday he is resigning, telling faculty and students in a letter it was time for someone else to handle the financial shortfall besetting the highly ranked university. (CALIFORNIA-UNIVERSITY/CHANCELLOR, moved at 10 p.m., 211 words)
Airline group forecasts 4 pct jump in U.S. Labor Day air travel
WASHINGTON - A U.S. airline trade group said on Wednesday it expects American air travel to rise 4 percent over the Labor Day holiday to 15.6 million passengers. Airlines for America, the industry trade group, said it expects over the seven-day period starting Aug. 31 that airlines will offer 2.54 million seats a day, up 98,000 over the same period last year. (USA-AIRLINES/, moved at midnight, 176 words)
OLYMPICS HIGHLIGHTS
Doping positives need not be a negative, says top weightlifting official
RIO DE JANEIRO - While the scourge of doping has delivered yet another blow to weightlifting's tarnished reputation at the Rio Olympics, one of the sport's most experienced coaches and administrators remains hopeful of a bright, clean future. Paul Coffa, the general secretary of the Oceania Weightlifting Federation, said catching and banning drugs cheats before Rio was "a big break for weightlifting." (OLYMPICS-RIO-WEIGHTLIFTING/ (PIX), moved at 2:50 a.m., 793 words)
Reflective China braces for diminished haul
RIO DE JANEIRO - Defeats in sports dominated by China at previous Olympics have left the country in an unfamiliar third place on the medals table, with some predicting that Rio 2016 could witness the lowest haul in two decades. (OLYMPICS-RIO-CHINA/MEDALS (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 2:54 a.m., 633 words)
Chinese women shatter Brazil's dream of third gold
RIO DE JANEIRO - China's women volleyball team upset favorites Brazil in a five-set battle on Tuesday that dashed the host nation's hopes of winning a third consecutive Olympic gold medal. Brazil, with eight players who competed in the 2012 London Games and four of them veterans from Beijing in 2008, had not dropped a single set until their quarter-final shocker against China. (OLYMPICS-RIO-VOLLEYBALL-W/ (UPDATE 5, PIX), moved at 12:40 a.m., 374 words)
Omar McLeod wins Jamaica's first hurdles title
(OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-M-HURDLES110/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 11:23 p.m., 515 words)
Kenyan Faith Kipyegon in late charge for women's 1,500m gold
(OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-W-1500M/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 11:20 p.m., 493 words)
Brazil, Italy set up final showdown in men's beach volleyball
(OLYMPICS-RIO-BVOLLEYBALL-M/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 12:18 a.m., 330 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Turkey lashes out at Germany over allegations it has become Islamist "hub"
ANKARA - Turkey lashed out at Germany on Wednesday, saying that allegations that Turkey had become a central hub for Islamist groups reflected a "twisted mentality" that has been trying to target President Tayyip Erdogan. (TURKEY-SECURITY/GERMANY (UPDATE 2), moving shortly, 450 words)
Turkey set to release 38,000 prisoners, makes space in jails after coup
ISTANBUL - Turkey will release some 38,000 prisoners under a penal reform announced as the arrests of tens of thousands of people suspected of links to last month's attempted coup burden overstretched jails. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, 620 words) See also: Turkish police detain two dozen journalists after closing pro-Kurdish daily (TURKEY-SECURITY/NEWSPAPER, moved at 8:44 a.m., 495 words)
Russian bombers fly from Iran to bomb Syrian militants for second day
MOSCOW - Russian SU-34 bombers based at Iran's Hamadan air base carry out strikes on Islamic State targets inside Syria for a second day, the Interfax news agency quote Russia's defense ministry as saying. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/RUSSIA-IRAN (UPDATE 1), moved, 115 words)
Israel to pay Turkey $20 million in compensation after six-year rift
ANKARA - Turkish lawmakers on Wednesday submitted to parliament a settlement deal with Israel that would see Israel pay Ankara $20 million within 25 days in return for Turkey dropping outstanding legal claims, ending a six-year rift. (TURKEY-ISRAEL/DEALS, moved at 7 a.m., 105 words)
Palestinians take tentative step towards local elections
(PALESTINIANS-VOTE/ (PIX), moved at 8:35 a.m., 460 words)
WORLD
Police in Cannes stop Muslim women wearing banned burkinis
PARIS - Ten Muslim women wearing burkinis to the beach have been apprehended by police in the southern French city of Cannes in the three weeks since it imposed a temporary ban on the full body swimsuit, a local official said. (EUROPE-BURKINI/ (PIX), moved at 8:23 a.m., 532 words)
Munich raises security for Oktoberfest after Islamist attacks
BERLIN - Organizers of the world's biggest beer festival, Munich's Oktoberfest, have raised security after Islamist attacks in Germany last month, including banning rucksacks, introducing security checks at all entrances and erecting fencing. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/GERMANY-OKTOBERFEST (PIX), moved at 8:50 a.m., 282 words)
Three killed in shipping collision in Turkey's Bosphorus
ISTANBUL - Three Turkish Coast Guard personnel were killed on Wednesday after their vessel collided with a bulk carrier in the Bosphorus strait, forcing officials to temporarily suspend traffic in the busy shipping lane. (TURKEY-SHIPPING/BOSPHORUS (UPDATE 1), moved at 8:37 a.m., 130 words)
Zimbabwean police fire tear gas, water cannon to disperse protest
HARARE - Zimbabwean police fire tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds protesting against central bank plans to re-introduce local banknotes, a Reuters witness says. (ZIMBABWE-PROTEST/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, 320 words)
Hundreds protest government inaction against violence in eastern Congo
KINSHASA - Hundreds of people marched on the town of Beni in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday to protest government inaction against violent rebel groups in the region, witnesses said. (CONGO-VIOLENCE/, moving shortly, 322 words)
Australia agrees to close controversial refugee detention center
SYDNEY - Australia and Papua New Guinea say they have agreed to close a controversial Australian-funded asylum seeker detention center on Manus Island, but give no timeline, leaving the fate of 800 refugees held in the camp unclear. (AUSTRALIA-ASYLUM/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, 465 words)
Philippines' Duterte says willing to face probe into drug killings
MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says his government is willing to face any inquiry into the deaths of hundreds of suspected drug dealers and users as human rights groups express alarm over extrajudicial killings. (PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE/DRUGS (PIX), moved, 290 words)
India ready for Pakistan talks; U.N. alarmed by Kashmir violence
(INDIA-PAKISTAN/ (CORRECTED, UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 8:33 a.m., 520 words)
Malaysian oil tanker taken over commercial dispute, not hijacked
(MALAYSIA-HIJACKING/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 225 words)
China uncovers $30 billion worth of illegal banking activity
(CHINA-UNDERGROUNDBANKS/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 310 words)
Key South African economic hubs set for minority rule
(SAFRICA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved at 8 a.m., 534 words)
FEATURES
Naming the nameless: experts struggle to identify drowned migrants
ROME/ATHENS - Helping people find out their loved ones' fate is becoming ever more pressing as Europe's migrant crisis drags on in its third year and the death toll rises (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/IDENTIFICATION (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, 982 words)
Undermining China: towns sink after mines close
HELIN, China - Deep in the coal heartlands of northern Shanxi province, people in Helin village are fighting a losing battle as the ground beneath them crumbles: patching up cracks, rebuilding walls and filling in sinkholes caused by decades of coal mining. (CHINA-COAL/ENVIRONMENT (CORRECTED, TV, PIX), moved at 7 a.m., 920 words)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Doctors at Catholic hospitals may be unable to refer women for services
-- According to interviews with U.S. physicians, some Roman Catholic hospitals not only refuse to provide some women's health services like abortion, but may also prevent doctors from referring women to facilities that would provide them. (HEALTH-REPRODUCTIVE/CATHOLIC-HOSPITALS, moved, 711 words)
Can season and place of birth influence celiac disease risk?
(HEALTH-CELIAC/BIRTH-SEASON, moved, 640 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
Hollywood classic "Ben-Hur" gets modern remake
LOS ANGELES - "Ben-Hur," the 1959 movie epic that won 11 Oscars, has received a Hollywood revamp -- but its makers say the famed chariot race still relies on humans and horses, not special effects. (FILM-BENHUR/ (TV, PIX), moved at 6:52 a.m., 214 words)
'A Star is Born' again with Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga
LOS ANGELES - Pop singer Lady Gaga and Oscar-nominated actor Bradley Cooper are joining forces to remake classic Hollywood musical drama "A Star is Born," Warner Bros says. (FILM-BRADLEYCOOPER/LADYGAGA (TV, PIX), moved at 7:11 p.m., 174 words)
World soccer ethics panel seeks six-year ban for South Africa's Nematandani
ZURICH - FIFA investigators proposed on Wednesday at least a six-year ban and a fine of $10,393 for Kirsten Nematandani, former president of the South African Football Association, for alleged ethics violations. (SOCCER-FIFA/SANCTIONS, moved at 6 a.m., 111 words)
Lima zoo celebrates first lion cub birth in over 20 years
(PERU-LION/ (TV), moved at 8:20 a.m., 70 words)
Treasure hunters dig deeper in search for elusive Nazi "gold train"
(POLAND-WW2/TRAIN (TV, PIX), moving shortly, 376 words)
Lin-Manuel Miranda Joining 'Little Mermaid' as Producer and Songwriter
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-FILM/NEWS), moved, 214 words)
Caitlyn Jenner's 'I Am Cait' Cancelled After 2 Seasons at E!
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-TV/NEWS), moved, 292 words)
'Jack Ryan' Series Greenlit at Amazon
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-TV/NEWS), moved, 300 words)
Ryan Seacrest's Reach in Rio Extends Far Beyond Late-Night TV
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-DIGITAL/NEWS), moved, 530 words)
Film Review: 'War Dogs'
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-FILM/REVIEWS), moved, 1,374 words)
CONSUMER TECH
Univision to buy Gawker out of bankruptcy for $135 million
NEW YORK - Univision Holdings Inc won a bankruptcy auction to acquire U.S. internet publisher Gawker Media LLC for $135 million, outbidding media company Ziff Davis LLC, which had made an initial offer of $90 million. (GAWKER-M&A/UNIVISION HLDG (UPDATE 2), moved at 7:22 p.m., 500 words)
Uber takes legal action over new rules in London
LONDON - Uber has launched legal action against new rules in London such as written English tests for its drivers, in the latest battle between regulators and the car ride app which has faced bans and protests worldwide. (UBER-BRITAIN/LONDON (PIX), moved, 370 words)
Apple to boost China investments as demand slows
(APPLE-CHINA/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 6 p.m., 327 words)
SPECIAL REPORT
Not so SWIFT: Bank messaging system slow to address weak points
LA HULPE, Belgium - More than a dozen current and former board directors and senior managers of SWIFT, the bank messaging system that helps transmit billions of dollars around the world every day, have told Reuters the organization for years suspected there were weaknesses in the way smaller banks used its messaging terminals - but did not address such vulnerabilities. (CYBER-HEIST/WARNINGS (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX), moved, by Tom Bergin, 1,800 words)
PERSONAL FINANCE
Saving advice for big spenders
NEW YORK - First myth of personal finance journalism: That financial experts are great with money and always have been. Not so. (BOOKS-MONEY/SPENDING (PERSONAL FINANCE), moved at 9 a.m., by Chris Taylor, 646 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
Cisco Systems to lay off about 14,000 employees
-- Cisco Systems Inc is laying off about 14,000 employees, representing nearly 20 percent of the network equipment maker's global workforce, technology news site CRN reported, citing sources close to the company. (CISCO SYSTEMS-LAYOFFS/ (UPDATE 4), moving shortly, 370 words)
Target cuts full-year profit forecast, shares drop
-- Retail chain Target cut its fiscal-year profit outlook on Wednesday after quarterly sales fell more than expected, due to a continued drop in demand for electronic items and a disappointing turnaround in its grocery business. (TARGET-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moving shortly, 406 words)
Lowe's profit and sales fall short of estimates
-- Home improvement retailer Lowe's reported lower-than-expected quarterly sales and profit and cut its full-year earnings forecast, sending its shares down in premarket trading on Wednesday. (LOWES-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 7 a.m., 184 words)
U.S. mortgage demand to buy homes hits 6-month low
NEW YORK - Weekly applications for U.S. mortgages to buy homes slipped to a six-month low even as interest rates on fixed-rate home loans fell, according to data from an industry group released on Wednesday. (USA-ECONOMY/MORTGAGES, moved at 8:24 p.m., 283 words)
Wynn calls Macau's bluff with new $4 billion resort
MACAU - U.S. casino tycoon Steve Wynn's newest pleasure palace in Macau boasts massive dancing fountains but the Chinese territory is anything but bubbly as it prepares to welcome the $4 billion resort to its struggling glitter strip next week. (MACAU-WYNN/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, 555 words)
Ford plans self-driving car for ride share fleets in 2021
PALO ALTO/DETROIT - Ford Motor Co plans to offer a fully automated driverless vehicle for commercial ride-sharing in 2021, the automaker announced, expanding its efforts in driverless cars and ride sharing - two areas where rivals have already made inroads. (FORD-AUTONOMOUS/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, 505 words)
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